Trade paperback, first edition and first printing. Printed simultaneously with the first hardcover edition. Stated First Edition with number line complete. (Copies are well into 13th printings.) Not a book club, remainder or ex-library copy. Except for a single tear-out at the bottom edge of the spine panel (1cm x 1cm in size) and some very light scuffing, this copy shows minimal wear and is in fine condition. Over 20 years old, very rare to find a copy in fine condition. The front cover fold-out is present and not torn off, unusual in current trade paperback editions. Clean, square copy without previous owner's marks. Iconic full color, wrap-around jacket illustration (with front cover fold-out) by Darryl Sweet. Award History: 1991 Locus Poll Award Nominee (lost to Tehanu: The Last Book of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin).